Jose Abreu

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 11:53 AM) Thanks, good to know. I cannot stress enough how invisible the padres are to me as a franchise. They could be contracted today and I'd not notice a difference next year. Honestly, a lot of NL team fans probably feel that about us.

Our infield should be Abreu/Sanchez/Ramirez/FA or trade with Saladino as our utility guy. No Beckham.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 09:03 AM) Best bets are near the stadium most likely. Ill check Gunzos QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 09:07 AM) Blackhawks Store on Michigan Avenue Thanks. I tried the Oak Brook Blackhawks store but was out of luck.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 08:24 AM) I've said it before, but Bryant & Russell are untouchable. Everyone else is fair game. I find the Starlin Castro proposals to be beyond ridiculous. He has almost no value no matter badly as the Cubs want to hype him as a stud middle infielder. Agreed. It's not just his attitude and effort that turns me off, but also his very inconsistent hitting and his contract.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 06:26 AM) Cubs get a solid pitcher in quintana and a potential stud in spencer who has a ways to go before making his MLB debut seeing as he’s only like 19 years old (at LEAST 2 years away…. more likely 3-4). Sox get the young position prospects they DESPERATELY need. They get a better SS in Castro over having to keep worse Alexei Ramirez…. regardless what Sox fans say. Castro’s down year this year is not too far off a typical Ramirez year. They also get a HR masher in Vogelbach who has superb plate discipline to play 1B/DH with Abreu. They get a solid hitting catching prospect in Zagunis. They get a gold glove in waiting in Almora who scouts say could hit about .280 or better and develop into a 20 HR hitter…… especially playing in US Cellular. And I’ll throw in pierce johnson as a toss in. Projects to be a 3-4 starter if he pans out. Cough up 1 ML pitcher and a pitching prospect for 4 players who could address almost all the Sox weaknesses on offense within 2 years. It at least gives you positional prospect hope. Looked at the top position prospects the Sox have listed on their website……. it’s pretty ugly. This hypothetical trade is more than fair imo. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/10/offs...hite-sox-6.html Yes, Dan Vogelbach, the great HR "masher", who has 60 career home runs in 411 minor league games. To give you a reference point, Kris Bryant had 55 home runs in 181 minor league games.

The issue with all of these fan made Cubs/Sox trade proposals is that Cubs fans are too set on not giving up any of the big prospects (Bryant/Schwarber/Russell) and instead make players like Starlin Castro and Javy Baez centerpieces, while Sox fans are too set on getting 1-2 of the big three prospects while also receiving a Javier Baez or an Albert Almora on the side. There has to be a middle ground. They're undervaluing our pitchers and we're overvaluing them.

Are Panarin shirseys sold anywhere? I can't find one online and I can't custom-make one because it "violates the NHL.com player customization rules"

Derrick Rose says there's "no point" in shooting when he can't see, so he's going to be more of a distributor until his vision comes back. I say we'll see.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 10:26 PM) Oh sure the Sox could use a DH. But in this day and age, you need one who has a position. And the Cubs aren't trading Schwarber anyway. I think they might trade Schwarber. It's obvious that he's a DH playing in a league that doesn't have one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 04:25 PM) That is actually statistical analysis. That makes some sense. Vegas odds are nothing more than conversation fodder. I know, my point is that you can't statistically analyze the 2016 [insert MLB team name here] because rosters can change dramatically over the next couple months.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 09:01 AM) Odds are measures of how fans are betting, not what level of reality something has of actually happening. I guess my post was also about the projections that came out a week or two ago that had us at 70-something wins.

How is the value of a star WR/elite deep threat with no off the field issues a 2nd round pick? Hell, Jeffery was a 2nd round pick who plays as if he was in the top 10. Why would we trade him for what is essentially a do-over at drafting him? Also, White-Wilson-Royal-Meredith isn't a very promising WR group.

I think the Broncos will be eliminated fairly early in the playoffs. Peyton, aside from last night, is just a shell of himself.

I hate how odds/projections come out and are taken seriously on the first day of the offseason, or even beforehand. A lot can change over the next couple months for all teams.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 05:53 AM) I think the moral of the story is Greg is never right when picking who is going to win. It is impressive how wrong, lol. Honestly, one could be filthy rich by betting on whichever team he thinks will lose.

Bears looking good so far in the 2nd half

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 30, 2015 -> 10:45 PM) What's everyone's take on Noah playing limited minutes? When the Bulls get outrebounded like they have been in all 3 games, it makes me think the small lineup is costing them too much. It was really just Drummond manhandling Gasol on the glass the whole night.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 30, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) Rose held it in isolation at the three point line for too long, started his drive too late, and took a bad step back jumper that wasn't even close. Ultimate Hero Ball possession. It was a failed reenactment of his game winner against GSW last season.

Hard to watch. So many missed shots and turnovers for both sides.

Wow, Ratliff is clinically insane.

Didn't even know the 76ers had Nik Stauskas.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 30, 2015 -> 08:38 AM) Want to know about Sparks? Turns out in addition to his Oakland commonality with Steverson, he's also got a deep history with the White Sox. Detailed here. Wow, of course, JR again only hiring guys with ties to the organization...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 29, 2015 -> 11:38 PM) It does seem that every position player the Sox acquire/bring up does turn to crap the past couple years. I guess the exception was Trayce. .295 in 135 plate appearances with five homers and 16 ribbies. That projects to about 20 homers and 70 RBI for a rookie, not bad. I'd definitely get rid of Avi and gamble on Trayce. If he hits that well he's as good as Avi offensively and so much better defensively. 20/70 for Trayce? As much as I want that to happen, it won't. He was so bad offensively in September, perhaps because pitchers figured out his weak spots. I think, best case scenario for Thompson, he plays great defense, hits maybe .260 with 15 homers and 60 RBIs.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Oct 29, 2015 -> 08:21 PM) I'm guessing they wanna play Rosario at 1B. Wouldn't mind Morneau if they dump Laroche. They also have Ben Paulsen, who played an ok 1B for them.

I'd be open to it, but doesn't he absolutely despise us?